Eurovision Rewatch: Madrid 1969 (20:00 BST)

[Tisch]

I have no real problem with the Scandinavian languages, but Finnish is awful, of course.

Tule Luo BEGS TO DIFFER. Tom Tom Tom also has SOME THINGS TO SAY.

 

[GinAg (39)]

He was also the "voice" of Thomas O'Malley in the Dutch-language version of Disney's The Aristocats.

 

[dmlaw]

This is enjoyable in an advertising-salesman-doing-karaoke sort of way.

 

[Tisch]

I like the rousingness of this song a lot. He's commanding the stage. Also props to representing your country in nothing but a NICE SUIT.

 

[Madíson]

30 Yugoslavia
37 Luxembourg
80 Spain
42 Monaco
52 Ireland
70 Italy
58 United Kingdom
76 Netherlands
68 Sweden
50 Belgium

 

[Iguana]

Pick a language and stick to it

 

[GinAg (39)]

This lady finished

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top 5

in two Eurovisions.

 

[Tisch]

Ooh this is FUN. Nice vox and nice dress! My favourite so far.

Edit: NO, forgot about Dame Salome. This is second.

 

[D5K]

This is quite peppy

 

[Iguana]

I like her dot dress. Very cupcake

 

[D5K]

I could really do with a recap to sort out the ranking though

 

[dmlaw]

I could really do with a recap to sort out the ranking though

Presumably, it being 1969, we’ll be distributing ten points amongst our favourites rather than ranking them.

 

[Madíson]

30 Yugoslavia
37 Luxembourg
80 Spain
42 Monaco
52 Ireland
70 Italy
58 United Kingdom
76 Netherlands
68 Sweden
50 Belgium
72 Switzerland

 

[Tisch]

OI OI OI!

 

[Tisch]

SPAG BOL

 

[D5K]

Did she say Kirsty Spagbol?!

 

[GinAg (39)]

Most of her musical career has been built on participation in the widely popular Eurovision Song Contest in which she competed three times and

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scored a grand total of four points.

 

[GinAg (39)]

OI OI OI

 

[dmlaw]

This Norwegian appeared in three contests and scored a total of 4 points. There’s hope for James Newman yet.

 

[Tisch]

very much Norway: the awkward years

 

[GinAg (39)]

She couldn't be more Norwegian if she tried

 

[D5K]

She’s got the same glint in her eye as Alexandra from keiino

 

[GinAg (39)]

At least she's having fun.

Quite thin eyebrows

 

[dmlaw]

She’s got the same glint in her eye as Alexandra from keiino

She doesn’t even have two band mates who she is clearly better than.

 

[Madíson]

30 Yugoslavia
37 Luxembourg
80 Spain
42 Monaco
52 Ireland
70 Italy
58 United Kingdom
76 Netherlands
68 Sweden
50 Belgium
72 Switzerland
53 Norway

 

[win_the_game]

Those are quite the pair of flares she's wearing

 

[D5K]

Well I liked it.

 

[GinAg (39)]

The German lady is Swedish and is now 86 years old.

 

[win_the_game]

Siw looking like a 60s dental nurse

 

[D5K]

Hang on what’s she doing here?!!

 

[dmlaw]

This lady was meant to appear in the Swedish version of Strictly in 2020, but had to pull out. It was eventually won by John Lundvik.

 

[Tisch]

Quite enjoyable in a "you doing okay there?" drunk auntie kind of way

 

[Madíson]

30 Yugoslavia
37 Luxembourg
80 Spain
42 Monaco
52 Ireland
70 Italy
58 United Kingdom
76 Netherlands
68 Sweden
50 Belgium
72 Switzerland
53 Norway
51 Sweden

 

[GinAg (39)]

Why do many of the audience wear sunglasses inside, like its the Nuremberg trials?

 

[win_the_game]

France is a bit of a mood kill after the run of jaunty numbers.

 

[dmlaw]

Why do many of the audience wear sunglasses inside, like its the Nuremberg trials?

They may be concerned about being identified. It is Fascist Spain, after all.

 

[GinAg (39)]

They may be concerned about being identified. It is Fascist Spain, after all.

So weird.

 

[Tisch]

Sounds very akin to VOILA VOILA

 

[Madíson]

30 Yugoslavia
37 Luxembourg
80 Spain
42 Monaco
52 Ireland
70 Italy
58 United Kingdom
76 Netherlands
68 Sweden
50 Belgium
72 Switzerland
53 Norway
51 Sweden
95 France

 

[GinAg (39)]

Austria was absent from the contest,[1] officially because they could not find a suitable representative,[4] but it was rumoured that they refused to participate in a contest staged in Franco-ruled Spain.[5] Wales wanted to debut with Welsh language broadcaster BBC Cymru, and also made a national selection called Cân i Gymru, but in the end it was decided they would not participate in the competition – their participation was rejected because Wales is not a sovereign state. Only the BBC has the exclusive right to represent the United Kingdom.